Oft-injured Rangers forward Chris Drury left everything he had on the ice in the playoffs.

"As I’ve said all along, whatever role the coaches see fit that will help us win games, that’s what I’ll do," the Rangers’ captain said Monday.

But Drury’s role for next season seems far from assured.

"This is something, honestly, that we have to look at as far as where does he fit now," coach John Tortorella said as the Rangers conducted their breakup day in the wake of Saturday’s 3-1 loss to the Capitals in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.

"We are going young," Tortorella added. "With older guys, those are conversations that we have to have as we continue here for the next few months."

Drury, who will turn 35 before training camp opens in September, is entering the final season of a five-year, $35.25 deal that includes a no-movement clause. He played 24 games, between breaking a finger in training camp and missing 27 games with an injured knee.

The no-movement clause precludes the Rangers from demoting Drury to Connecticut (AHL) and it’s unlikely any team would trade for him.

So buying him out seems to be the only option if the Rangers decide he’s not a part of their plans in 2011-12.

It would cost the Rangers $3.33 million against next season’s salary cap, which is expected to rise to $62.2 million, but Drury would also count $1.67 against the 2012-13 cap under the current collective bargaining agreement.

However, Drury’s leadership garners tremendous respect within the organization.

"Intangibles always come into evaluating," Tortorella said. "You can’t let the intangibles override other things. Dru is getting older. That’s why he has this chronic knee. It’s certainly not my total decision but I have my thoughts."

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